artists as yolanda adams and mary mary is scheduled to perform. some fans have waid until 7:00 last nht. >> he was a great man. he was great musician. that is why we're here to show our respect. >> concert is next tuesday night at 7:00 at the paramont. it will b followed by a memorial on wednesday at the thear. >> president obama are warning americans there is still work to do even though the cap is holding in gulf mexico 24 hours after it was installed. bp's underwater cameras show that no oil is leing at the moment. but nobody is ready to declare victory just yet. john hendron joins us from louisiana with the latest on this. good morning, john. >> good morning, eric. you're right it appears to be holding pressure but 's not clear it's holding enough pressure to ke the integrity tests. if no one wants to jinx. >> it there were reports come out of the media, maybe this thing done. we won't be done until we actually know we killed well. >> the well that currently stopped leaking left him cautious but hopeful. >> i just hope it's done. >> it's holdi

artists as yolanda adams and mary mary is scheduled to perform. some fans have waited until 7:00 last night. >> he was a great man. he was great musician. that is why we're here to show our respect. >> concert is next tuesday night at 7:00 at the paramont. it will be followed by a memorial on wednesday at the theater. >> president obama are warning americans there is still work to do even though the cap is holding in gulf of mexico 24 hours after it was installed. bp's underwater cameras show that no oil is leaking at the moment. but nobody is ready to declare victory just yet. john hendron joins us from louisiana with the latest on this. good morning, john. >> good morning, eric. you're right it appears to be holding pressure but it's not clear it's holding enough pressure to make the integrity tests. if no one wants to jinx. >> it there were reports come out of the media, maybe this thing is done. we won't be done until we actually know we killed well. >> the well that currently stopped leaking left him cautious but hopeful. >> i just hope it's

the major gospel artist paying tribute at the free concert includes mary mary,wynins. jesse jackson was among those in the audience. funeral sfs are set to take place tomorrow morning. >>> a final vote tomorrow in the senate is expected to restore unemployment benefit to millions of people. senators voted 60 to 40 to overpower republican delaying tactics and clear the way for tomorrow. the bill would allow unemployed workers to united states with again receive 99 weeks of federal benefit. three earlier votes on this stalled. today's movement came after the west virginia democrat was sworn in to replace the late robert byrd. his vote, the 60th, was the one that broke the gop fill will you buster. -- filibuster. >>> sponsored by dean florez, people are eligible for overtime pay after an 8-hour day in a 40-hour workweek. currently ot doesn't kick in until after 10 hours a day in a 60-hour week. farmers say they would be having to cut hours meaning smaller paychecks for everyone. most farm workers make $10 an hour. the govenor has not yet taken a position on the proposal.

it included mary mary, and winans and reverend jesse jackson was among those in the audience. funeral services is set to take place this morning. >> coming up, a new app that could have millions of i-pod users creating their own magazine. >> of you seen a flying donkey? publicity stunt that has a tour operator facing possible jail time. >>> new ipad app let's you publish your life into a glossy magazine. flip board pulls from the face book and twitter accounts and creates electronic magazine. they hope it's a creative way to keep up with friends and family. so many users have tried to sign up for it. >> listen closely to the next sentence, russian police are considering animal cruelty charges after a tour operator forced a donkey to go para sailing. you heard me. they ranged a stunt to attract tourists. the donkey wasn't hurt but he was braying in fear as it flew above the water. tour operator is facing fines or possibly a two-year prison term. >> 6:25. still ahead, why governor's pick for supreme court could make history. >> and imagine pot plants to fill two football fields?

it included mary mary and reverend jesse jackson was also in the audience. >> and will the a's move to san jose? they reported on oakland's response, not so fast. they have the third worst attendance this season and many lean seasons. they've been hoping that the owner abandoning oakland without trying. >>> contra costa times looks at why tenants can be get stung in foreclosures, too. thousands of renters have lost their skuart deposits or paid rent to former landlords that no longer own the house. many tenants don't know they have rights to stay in their house 90 days after the foreclosure is posted. >> scientists are sharing analysis of a watery moon. since the discovery of water crystals, the moon's water comes in pockets not like vast oceans like earth. there are other useful compounds like hydrogen and method i know. we posted a link at www.abc7.com. just look under the must reads tab. >> a philadelphia fifth grader took a fight against bullying all the way to the white house and president obama listened. in january, eleven-year-old student wrote a letter explaining how she had be

i tell this in my story of mary broon. mary never felt called to be an environmentalist she was nursing her 6 month daughter olivia and a story had been done by texas tech where they looked at breast milk samples, all were contaminated with rocket fuel. i was stunned, i thought breast milk was as pure as it came for food source. i was up all night thinking about it. i tell the story about michelle from california whose family was the first family to be monitored in the oakland tribune. it stunned even scientists. the tests found many of the same chemicals they found in charlotte's 5-year-old mic ala, she had recently spent a lot of time in nail salons. the biggest surprise of what they found in 2-year-old rowland, chemicals found in nearly anyone else in the world 6 times higher than in parents, twice the levels that researchers see in land animals. this is a serious warning said a scientist researchers on flame retar tkapbts. young children are exposed because they put their hands in their mouth and bodies don't eliminate

, mary and donny are going to perform at a gathering to pay their final respects. it is taking place on broadway at 7:00 p.m. admission is free. a funeral for the is scheduled at the paramount the next day. >>> i have to add something to that. he was one o testify greatest international music. we found out big lines are already forming outside of the paramount theater right now, i mean out the door down the street. we have a ktvu crew on the way, for a live report coming up at 8:30. stay tune for that. >>> time is now 7:50. the new police chief is speaking out about the latest taser controversy. we will tell you about that when we come back. >>> also, what actress lindsay lohan is doing to try to reduce her jail time. ♪ welcome to ultimate rewards from chase. no blackouts, no restrictions on airfare and hotels, no limits to what you can get with ultimate rewards. no wonder it's called ultimate. available on chase credit, debit, and business cards. chase what matters. . >>> welcome back. good morning. bart's new police chief is defending an officer who used a tase

marie mann says her water bill skyrocketed. vicky nguyen steps in to help with what's been a draining situation. >> the last bill i got was $164 and the one before that was $118. very frustrated. >> reporter: frustrated because marie says her water bill tri e tripled. >> at my age, i don't need this. >> reporter: the 93-year-old says she hasn't changed a habit but her water use has skyrocketed on paper from 300 gallons to 900 a day. >> we have checked everything in the house over and over. >> reporter: she thinks it it's the new meter east bay mud installed. her granddaughter e-mailed us from washington to say the family has conducted multiple tests and the meter moves when no water is being moved. >> he says it can't possibly be the meter because it's new and they don't have trouble with their meters. >> reporter: well, we called east bay mud. the agency denied our request for an on-camera interview but it says it plans to have someone check on marie's meter. problem is, marie says they've already done that three times. >> eve

mary jean robinson has been named a local hero in what has become too often an overused phrase. she has worked tirelessly and selflessly to further the interests of the communities. she brings something to the potluck. she always has a couch to crash on and she spends time stuffing envelopes for causes she believes in. she spent years carrying for an elder until she passed. mary jean has been involved in every productive action that the local native communities have undertaken in the last 40 years. she hosts a twice-monthly radio show. she puts herself forward and is relatively unrecognized in her actions. she was involved in the start of the neighborhood community centers in san francisco. she took part in san francisco state and participated in some of the first multiethnic classes there. if it was important, if it happened in the last 40 years in san francisco, m.j. was there. she currently supports the oakland-based intertribal friendship house, helps with fundraising and where she is needed. i also sat on the community advisory panel. one thing, one criteria that we have in

, it w for mary, it was too late. she went on to work as an elevator operator and last year, at 77, she retired from her job as a janitor. ye years, mary buried the rejection and never even told her kids. reje >> i had heard that my mother apply for and beack person to apply for and be denied admissions to missouri state university. >> reporter: her son, terry, went through the school archives gh the school it. 60 years later, the university is trying to right an old wrong. on friday, mary will get the ver honorary first ever honorary undergraduate degree. >> there's an opportunity for her to have a different set of s she's carrie missouri state then the ones she's carried for 60 years. >> reporter: so now you're 78 years old. what good does a college degree do? >> well, to say i tried. it's not a degree, it's the thought of what i went through. >> reporter: among the students enrolled at missouri state now -- her son. king toward a degreea degree in criminology, a degree made possible by a mother who never c news, ch

mary, it's time for you to take it away. thank you. . >> thank you so much, susan, for that very generous introduction and also to the city and the public utilities commission for hosting this landmark event. it really is wonderful to see water utilities taking a leadership role in discussing this key issue and particularly to see the bredth of the program in terms of the way the issues are being addressed. i'm particularly pleased as an urban person to see for once that we're talking about water from the coast up the watershed, rather than the other way around. starting out this morning's program dealing with some of the very tough issues that face urban areas as they look not only at water supply but at water treatment and the energy role that water plays for us as well, both bringing us power and cooling our coastal power plants. i bring you greetings, of course, from the city of los angeles and we are experiencing, as has the entire country, the warmest year recorded. last summer was the warmest summer since records were

on monday, mary likes yellow. tuesday mary likes red. on wednesday mary likes orange. on thursday, pink. on friday mary likes green. on saturday mary likes blue. and on sunday, mary wonders what she'll like next. [ male announcer ] anything mayo can do we can do bolder. ♪ the choice is yours. are you up for some sandwich kicking flavor? are you miracle whip? ♪ cone on, kiddo, let's go. hold on a second... come on up here, where your brothers sit. wow! chevy traverse. a consumers digest best buy, with a 100,000 mile, powertrain warranty. it seats eight comfortably - not that it always has to. now, get 0% apr for 60 months on a 2010 traverse with an average finance savings of around fifty seven hundred. see your local chevy dealer. where? it's really good. do you see it? it's called hope. hope? yeah. hope. i don't see any hope. i don't see any hope in here. you can't see it there, but you can see it here... 'cause every time you get a happy meal or a mighty kids meal some of the money goes to ronald mcdonald house charities. to help lots of kids and families. hope's

mary's cathedral, constructed 1854. he said we want something people can look at and know we are here and a stable influence. because everything was very transient. couldn't keep people in san francisco because everyone was flying up to the gold country. this was a statement we are here and going to make a impact. >>> the church followed people up to the gold country. >> that's right. >> some early churches are far afield. >> that's right. >> certainly, you will talk further about the nuns role. i remember seeing a picture of nuns in a wagon going out to grass valley. they were going out to the people in the fields. >>> when the first nuns arrived there was nothing. daughters of charity got here in 1852 and the mother superior her report back to the congregation in maryland, she said this is a mess out here. it is just even worse than we could have imagined. it was. a wild frontier sort of area and they were used to a more sedate life back in the east. these are young women, mother baptist russell was 24 years old when

mary pastoring last week at the age of 102. she was born -- mary passed away last week. she passed the bar in 1932. she was the first woman attorney hired by the california railroad commission. she served at the cpuc and was the first woman ever to hold that position. as chief counsel, she argued many cases before the california supreme court, winning tens of millions of dollars in rebates. in 1972, ronald reagan appointed her to the bench, and after five years serving there, she was the founder of the san francisco crime lab fund, which brought one of the first san francisco for in the print commuters -- computers. she was a member of the san francisco bart an advocate for women's rights all of her life. she is survived by her daughters, her grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. thank you. madam clerk: thank you, supervisor chu. supervisor daly? supervisor dufty? supervisor dufty: i have an in memorian, someone who collapsed and passed away at while jogging. he grew up in los angeles and completed his undergraduate work at the university arkansas in the medical e

let's bring out mary. >> now mary is doing military. military was huge this season. the pockets, the olive, khaki. what's great, i love this for antiquing in the country. we're talking about cotton cargos that are lightweight and cooler than jeans. the military jacket i think you can wear over almost anything for the day. keep it feminine with a pattern blouse like this one from banana republic. this way you're doing something a little bit feminine and staying on trend. this is totally use value friendly. you can dress this up with high heels that are metallic. >> really? is. >> oh, yeah. change up the jewelry. you can go to a party in the evening. >> high heels with this would look good? >> absolutely. >> okay. you can mix this up, too? >> this is the great thing. you can mix them up because they are basics. the idea is by changing accessories you can extend the life of the clothing from your day vacation into an evening thi thing. >> let's bring all the models back out for a second. last word of advice, stacy? >> pack well. pack well and be comfortable. wear things

mary's than we expected. even more interestingly you have a huge increase in transfer students. >> that is despite st. mary's rather pricy $35,000 tuition. a cost off set by the fact that 80% of st. mary's students receive financial aid and by reality they have a better chance of graduating than many other schools. >> especially what is going on in the public system that is in a crisis and is having a hard time providing students with the courses and educational services that they need. >> they are re-hiring lecturers laid off in leaner times. >> to accommodate all these new freshmen they are renovating dorm rooms making doubles in triples. >> despite the tight quarters incoming freshmen eric wilson believes the college is best choice for him. >> it's an investment to me. you spend $30,000 a year but coming out of college you do have a better chance of making more money. it all works out i guess. >> it doesn't hurt that st. mary's has a nationally recognized basketball team. >> you if you are in michigan mayb

my name is mary hermley -- mayor -- mary hayworth. john mccain has sold out the people of arizona on immigration, bailouts, and tax increases. john mccain has embraced character assassination to keep his job. john mccain should be ashamed. j.d. is not perfect, but he is a principled conservative. >> joining us from the newsroom, shira toeplitz, "politico" reporter. you think that we saw in those advertisements will be a part of the debate? >> there are two huge issues there that will be a part of the debate. they have double booked these debates over the course of one weekend. it will be two straight nights of barbs being traded and fantastic political theater. yes, to answer your question, we will see a lot of these same things. they will be talking about who is the better conservative and they will be talking about immigration. it is a very controversial issue in the state of arizona. >> these debates are back-to- back. hayworth has said that john mccain is reluctant to debate him. >> they put two debates in the course of one weeken

you would see he would paint dora mar and mary on the same day. there was always a tenderness toward mary which he never abandoned even as he abandoned her. >> rose: so sum up for me this fascinating man whose 300 works are represented here. what you hope people who come here will walk away with. >> i think there's so many different strains that one could pick up in this exhibition. first it's his career, his achievements, this stylistic diversity. then there's his work in different media which can be different and discreet. he transformed a lowly poster making medium into something very creative and exciting. it's interesting to me that i was a graduate student in the '70s this work was derided as being sort of commercial, souvenirs for tourists and yet the public response to this room, the color, the size of these prints is extraordinary. i think time has moved on and just as we look at the interest in mid-century modern furniture, for example, i think we can see similar interest in mid-century picasso. >> rose: let me talk about specific painti

that was a real bloody mary. we have a clip of you jumping in. >> let's watch that. [ applause ] >> jimmy: thank you so much. my thanks to lucy liu, gene simmons and -- [ laughter ] horatio sanz. i love it. the universal record database. [ applause ] >> jimmy: it was so cold. wasn't it cold? >> it was cold. i was immediately like, "oh!" >> jimmy: freezing. it's like, "yeah, this was kind of funny a second ago and now --" [ light laughter ] you just got invited to a very prestigious event. you want to tell the folks at home. >> yeah, i've been invited to attend the reunion of all the winners of the stoney awards presented by "high times." >> jimmy: "high times" magazine. >> to the greatest stoners of the year. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that is so amazing, so exciting. that's great. >> the year i won i beat out pauly shore and chappelle. so, i mean, it was really good competition. >> jimmy: we have a picture of you with the award. [ laughter ] that is the award. >> you get a bong that you can use, if you wa

argentina was the first south american country to be allowed to mary. gay couples have the same rights as hetero tech sewell people. >>> f.a.a. downgraded next koa's aviation ready. they were dropped from a category 1 at that to us at that category 2 which means it is failing to meet international aviation standards. the move will not stop flight between the united states and mexico but will block mexican carriers from expanding into the u.s. other carrier 2 countries include iew cane, uganda and israel. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin is back with the complete bay area forecast. and clearance items -- o, no exclusions! save an extra 15% on all brands for her, an extra 15% on all brands for him. save an extra 15% on kids' clothes and footwear for everyone. save an extra 15% on everything for home, too. get extra savings storewide. so get in extra early at 8am saturday! go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. who knew shopping could be so rewarding? jcpenney. >>> a transportation hush that serves san francisco for more than 70 years is now just

mary's than we expected, even more interestingly we had a huge increase in transfer students. >> that is despite st. mary's $35,000 tuition. 85% of students receive financial aid and by the reality that here, they stand a better chance of graduating in four years than at many other schools. >> especially compared to what is going on in the public system now which is in a crisis and having a hard time providing students with the courses and educational services they need. >> they are re-hiring lecturers laid off in leaner times. >> to accommodate all these students, they are renovating dorm rooms making some doubles into triples. >> despite the tight quarters, eric wilson believes the expensive college best choice for him? >> it's an investment for me. you spend $30,000 a year but coming out of college you do have a better chance of making more money. >> also doesn't hurt that st. mary's has a nationally recognized basketball team. >> if you are in michigan, maybe i don't know a lot about st. mary's you seat it on basketball court and you say hey i want to look at that school. >> for m

what i would like to talk about is how export mary's life and live mary's sport. -- house fourth marries life and live marries sport. even if your not going to the professional level, it teaches you so many lessons. you have to be focused and you have to be disciplined. you have to be willing to show up every day if you want to be good, if you want to perform well when you get into competition. if you have to be focused during the whole practice. you cannot let your mind wander. that translates into life. when you are in school and at work and trying to achieve something, whatever it takes, you have to stay focused. discipline is huge. you have to be disciplined. often we would say that we had no discipline. we did not make ourself to what we needed to do. it is the same thing in life. you have to have discipline in order to put the work in and it is not always easy. it is something that comes with time. as a young person, sports teaches you to be disciplined and to apply yourself and it makes a difference. it is just a lesson, especially when you have good coaches around you, like when

. >> i know we're using more than marie's using. it just seems her bill is twice, sometimes 2 1/2 times what ours is. >> reporter: don has lived next door for 18 years and still has an old meter. >> he's getting overcharged for water she's not using. that's the bottom line. >> reporter: at 93 and on a fixed income, marie says she just wants someone to replace her meter or tell her why she's paying three times what she used to. >> i just want to get it settled to my mind is at peace. >> reporter: charles hardy tells us the agency has not received many calls regarding the new versus old meters. he says another technician will be out to marie's house soon and that the agency will issue a refund if they find a problem on their end. we will follow up and let you know what happens. vicky nguyen, bay area news. >>> so how's your meter? we got the story from one of our viewers and we want to hear your story. e-mail us at newstips@nbcbayarea.com. >>> a military plane crash in anchorage. the smoke is coming from the accident scene at the air

>>reporter: more people like mary means less pressure on already overburdened national health systems. the stagnant economies of europe also tend to have large aging populations, so any overall saving is crucial in this time of cutbacks. >>but it is not just about being physically active and minimising demands on state funded healthcare, a healthy and mobile elderly population can also stay economically active, which could prove vitalto countries facing up to burgeoning pension deficits. >>bonet: the economic benefits over later retirement are obvious. people keep contributing to social security and somehow their morbitity seems to be lower while you are actively working. >>seymour-newton: mary is an example of somebody who's kept going and she is now coming up to 85 and she is still working... >>reporter: one word of warning though. mary thornton: you all need new knees dears before you're finished >> around the world, millions of boys dream of becoming a professional footballer and recently we visited a tournament featuring some of europe's top young talent. despite their obvious ab

steamworks corporation was founded 32 years ago by frank and mary. while frank ran the shop, mary served as secretary an a truck driver to help out. their children grew up sweeping the floors and learning the business. working their way up in a company that today employs 70 people in the district i represent. the president's moratorium will cause them to lay off people soon if production doesn't restart quickly. jobs have already -- are already headed overseas as two rigs have left the gulf. the c.e.o. apologized for the quote, loss of u.s. jobs, unquote, because of the moratorium. mr. speaker, this -- we must lift this job killing moratorium now. americans are tired of asking, where are the jobs? yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. baca: the american people know that we cannot go back to the failed policies of the bush administration and the republicans in congress. their lack

>> marie de la soudiere: the answer is, we don't know. we feel it's upwards of 50,000. >> pelley: 50,000? >> de la soudiere: yeah. >> pelley: marie de la soudiere is responsible for unicef's program to unite lost children with their families. it's a monumental task, because kids were off in school when the earthquake hit, and 5,000 schools were destroyed. it's detective work. she coaxes leads from the children-- addresses, neighborhoods, relatives that they remember. this girl, who didn't want to talk, finally did draw her family in a happier time and began to open up. >> de la soudiere: either the child is too young to remember enough or fairly traumatized, and then it takes a lot more time. but in my experience-- and i don't think it's going to be any different in this country-- 95% of the families can be found. >> pelley: 95%? you have that much hope? >> de la soudiere: oh yeah, even little ones. you just can't give up, never give up. >> pelley: when we met her, de la soudiere's team had registered 600 kids and reunited 20 with their f

there psychologist marie treats children at risk or already exhibiting mental health problems. they've survived loss of parents and siblings, homelessness, trauma, injury and marie is pushing back against their terrible sadness. >> ( translated ): what we try to tell them is, this has already happened, and they still have their life, and so that's what they need to be grateful for need and so we try to encourage them to see it that way, and be grateful for it, as much as possible. there is no way to go back. there is no way to change, so we try to do our best to give them strength. >> reporter: the children are getting a variety of what's called psycho-social treatment. sometimes, it's nothing more complicated than getting those who need the help away from the camps and clinics as mercy corps did recently, to a soccer stadium, to be entertained by a popular disc jockey to play the haitian version of simon says to run and dance, to just act like a kid. >> psychology is all about balance, and there is nothing balanced about living in a tent camp, between the way they are living a

the next thing i'm doing -- this is a fun twist on bloody marys. what i've done is taken some skewers. >> little advertiser. cherry tomatoes. ba basil. this is a bloody mary mix. you can get it at the grocery store already made. a little olive oil. >> vinegar. >> olive oil, salt and pepper, and celery. if you want to have fun, this is an adult lunch. you can add a little bit of vodka in there. hey, have fun with that. a little vodka in there. >> the crowd is going wild, just so you know. >> i love it. let's hear you going wild. you spoon these right over. these are fantastic. these are easy. super easy and fun to have when you're out grilling. grill corn up. some peppers. get that going. pork chops here. a little cilantro. >> squeeze of lime. >> fantastic. again, skewers. in is all about having fun and easy, right? >> this is a crowd-pleaser. >> and you top it off. >> you top it all off with a red velvet coconut cake. i mean, come on. that's all you have to say. here. what are you going to say? pass it around a little bit, though. share and share a

mary millen of powersville, missouri. she's 100 years old today and a retired teacher who taught on an air force base in spain and an avid reader to boot. gussie levine of monsey, new york, writes children's books and all the proceeds to st. jude's children's hospital. fantastic. and altus davidson of stroud, oklahoma, 100 years old. claims his ngevity is accepting the good lord when he was just a kid growing up. eleanor anderson of orlando, florida, is 100 years old. stays active. loves doing different crafts. rosalind weil, san diego, california. 100. hosts bridge parties for her neighbors on a weekly basis on the weekends and loves being outdoors and watching birds. you can't beat the combination. that's it. play some more bridge. now back to little new york. >>> all right, willard. thank you very much. when we come back, how a splash any lor can freshen p [ meg whitman ] if we could only do one thing, putting people back to work would be the most important thing. the human cost of 2 million californians out of work is

hey, mary. >> hey, dan, december is the conventional wisdom. but, look, 14 states under advisories and warnings. that's down from yesterday. yesterday, 19 states. the hot spots are the southwest. the middle of the country, tulsa, oklahoma, and then, of course, the northeast. the high temperatures for today. you've seen a few dips around the map. los angeles, 88, significantly cooler than yesterday. minneapolis was at 92, today, 82. phoenix still at 112. dallas, 100. that's actually normal for this time of year. how long will it last? well into the workweek. some areas will see a bit of a dip. again, on the west coast. 79 in l.a. by tuesday. chicago, 91. sorry, eric, you'll have to continue to live in the ac. and then, new york city, 90 by tuesday. bianna? >> thank you, mary. >>> this kind of hot weather lands thousands of people in the hospital every year with heat exposure. and heat waves kill more people than any other natural disaster. "gma" medical contributor dr. marie savard joins us. with some quick tips on how to stay safe in this heat.

for mary, it was too late. she went on to work as an elevator operator, and last year at 77, she retired from her job as a janitor. for years, mary buried the rejection and never even told her kids. >> i had heard that my mother was the first black person to apply for and be denied admission to missouri state university. >> reporter: her son terry went through the school archives and confirmed it. 60 years later, the university trying to right an old wrong. on friday, mary will get the university's first-ever honorary undergraduate degree. >> there's an opportunity for her to have a different set of memories about missouri state than the ones she's carried for 60 years. >> you're 78 years old, what good does a college degree do? >> well, to say i tried. it's not a degree, it's a -- the thought of what i went through. >> reporter: among the students enrolled at missouri state now, her son. he's working toward a degree in criminology. a degree made possible by a mother who never had the chance. linsey davis, abc